The meaning of ENDING is something that constitutes an end. How to use ending in a sentence.

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English ยฉ 2025 endโ€ขing /หˆษ›ndษชล‹/ n. [countable] the final or concluding part; end: The best part of the book is the ending. Grammar a part โ€ฆ

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Jan 17, 2026ย ยท Noun ending (plural endings) A termination or conclusion. The last part of something.

You can refer to the last part of a book, story, play, or film as the ending, especially when you are considering the way that the story ends. The film has a Hollywood happy ending.

โ€œItโ€™s all right. You know where to find me now, Emma. And for what itโ€™s worth, I did get my happy ending. I got you.โ€

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